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“Oh, yeah, we talk about it,” said Tony Williams Jr., who co-owns the shop with his father and cuts hair for Michael Jordan's golf buddies. “Athletes and entertainers make up 90 percent of the influence for our hair.”

African-American clients coming to Williams' shop near the Citrus Bowl ask for hairstyles to reflect the image of many of their favorite athletes. Right now, the most popular styles are the Dwyane Wade, for the zig-zag hair lines shaved in, and the clean-cut edge-up like Deron Williams of the Utah Jazz.

But whether it's wearing a fade, afro, mullet or ponytail, sports figures reflect the culture of our times through their style.

There was the tongue wag, the spectacular dunks and that bald head. Yes, the all-time greatest sports hairstyle, oddly enough, does not require hair at all. And for that, every bald man and sometimes a woman, a la Britney Spears for a brief moment, should thank Michael Jordan for making bald officially cool. So cool, in fact, even guys like Mike Bianchi can wear the Mr. Clean head with style.

2. Marv Albert

Before there was Bob Costas, there was Albert. No one can wear sportscaster hair quite like Albert. The famous broadcaster joked to Sports Illustrated once that God gave him the choice of having great hair or a great sports-announcer voice. He chose the hair.

3. Julius Erving

If you can't appreciate the afro, you don't understand professional basketball. Erving was the face and his hair was the soul of the ABA, the NBA's rebel brother before the leagues merged.

4. Larry Bird

Never has a man been able to pull off a mullet and curly perm with such grace. In a year when the Celtics took the NBA title, it's only fair to pay homage to one of the best players in their history.

5. Chris Evert

She was tennis' original hot blonde. She was one of the best players in the world and her spunky ponytail made her an American sweetheart.

6. Allen Iverson

He sparked a sports fashion hair trend with the cornrows in the early 2000s.

7. The Williams sisters

If you closed your eyes in their early years, you would hear the sound of marbles smacking into each other after every serve by a Williams sister. They left a lasting impression on the public with their colored hair beads, and still impress us today with their original styles.

8. Dorothy Hamill

The elegant figure skater paved the way to the ‘80s and ‘90s chili bowl haircuts and short hairstyles that defined Olympic gymnasts like Mary Lou Retton and Kerri Strug. Hamill helped make short hair cute and feminine.

9. Andre Agassi

The tennis wild child evolved from messy mullet to buzz bald effortlessly. His ability to skip over the ridiculous combover as we watched him lose his hair was admirable.

10. Shaun White

Anyone with the nickname “the flying tomato” deserves a place in the hair hall of fame. Less than 5 percent of the world's population is naturally redheaded, so the gold medal Olympic snowboarder is truly unique.

WHAT PROS SAY

The barbers of Jay's Pure Platinum Hair & Nail Studio in Orlando compiled their own top 10 list:

1. Pedro Martinez, baseball

Jheri curl: Can you say drip, drip?

2. Manny Ramirez, baseball

Dread twist: Looks like snakes are having a meeting on top of his head.